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Class of "56" News & Announcements

The Scholarship Committee reports that the Class of ’56 Scholarship will be awarded on May 15, 2008 at 12:30PM in the Hawley Gymnasium of Ludington High School on Tinkham Avenue during an assembly open to the public.  The committee will be allowed to present the scholarship and it would be really great if we had a good representation of class members there to show support for this effort. The scholarship funds are in the neighborhood of $2,600.00.

April 15, 2008

The Third Tuesday breakfast at the Big Boy in Ludington on April 15 was an early morning treat. Where were you?

February 19, 2008

Francis P. (Fargo) Harper, formerly of Ludington and Spring Lake, died Feb. 8 in Venice, Fla. She was born in Frankfort on Nov. 6, 1937 and she married Bill Harper in 1956. She graduated from Ludington High School in 1956, received a bachelor’s degree at Grand Valley College and a masters’ degree at Wayne State University in Detroit. She taught elementary school in Grand Haven, retiring in 1996 and moving to Florida.

December 23, 2007

We have added some interesting pictures from Longfellow 8th Grade, Girls and Boys (1952) and Star School (1943 and 1944) in the Photo Gallery. If you have an old class photo or class member(s) photo you would like to see in the photo gallery, send an e-mail to the webmaster (bottom of this page) to made an arrangement for sending the photo(s). 

December 18, 2007

Some candid photos from breakfast at the Big Boy in Ludington Tuesday morning December 18, 2007.

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November 19, 2007

Jeanne Sjoholm Kagey has some comments and notes on her "going back to school" college experience. The Jeanne Blog! Read about it here. Updated November 19, 2007.

September 13, 2007

The Class of 56 had a wonderful and delicious Fish Boil at Copyan Park in Ludington on September 12, 2007. It was sunny skies and 60 degrees. Typical Ludington weather for September. Chef Roger Hansen made the main dish and it was pot luck for everything else! Many thanks to all of you who planned and worked to make this happen.  The Fish Boil was so enjoyable and we had so much fun, we expect to do it again next year on the second Wednesday of September.  Hopefully, we can persuade Chef Roger to do it again next year if he recovers from the honeymoon!

On January 20, 2007, Gerry (The former Gerry Pehrson Klaft) and Roger Hansen

The Honeymooners

tied the knot and are still celebrating! There is a rumor they dated for 23 years so maybe it was about time! Gerry is retired from her job as Ludington City Clerk. Congratulations to Gerry and Roger!

Don't forget to mark your 2008 calendar for Wednesday, September 10, 2008.

Here are some candid photos from the September 12, 2007 Fish Boil.

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July 17, 2007

A Note from Luella Spaulding:

To all of my classmates....

    From the bottom of my heart I thank you for all the help you have given me over the past few years, through the many gifts, prayers, breakfasts, and for some of you even exhausting labor.  I deeply appreciate each and every act of kindness.  LHS class of '56 has the best classmates ever!!  May God, who sees all, bless each of you richly.  Thanks again.

Luella Spaulding        

May 1, 2007

Ever had a vehicle drive through your house?  Judy DeGergus Thayer recently did! Bob Thayer was sitting in the living room of their home near Dayton, Indiana on May 1st when a car drove through the living room and out into a field behind the house, narrowly missing Bob. Needless to say, it was a traumatic experience. Judy arrived home moments later to find a big hole in the side of the house and one freaked out husband. The driver of the Ford Thunderbird apparently had some kind of medical problem but was otherwise unhurt. Bob suffered a cut on his shin. Hopefully, they also checked Bob Thayer's throat and made sure his heart is OK. Contact Judy for more details.

Reported courtesy of the Journal & Courier, Lafayette, Indiana

February 26, 2007

The Scholarship Committee has initiated our Class of 1956 Scholarship Fund at the Ludington School District. The fund amount at this time is $2,627.79 and represents the entire balance of our account following our successful 50th reunion in September 2006.  More details on the Scholarship Fund and instructions on how to contribute money to the Class of 1956 Scholarship Fund here.

Reported by Mary Adams Wickwire

 

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